HP EliteBook 8740w

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.44% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive26.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemHP EliteBook 8740w  (all builds)
MotherboardHewlett-Packard 1520
Memory0.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151110
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration334 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 560-$65
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.8% Average
Memory 59.7
1-Core 54.2
2-Core 90.9
42% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 129
8-Core 130
17% 129 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI FirePro M7820
HP(103C 1520) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.951.6.2300
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
5.44% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 5.19
Parallax 6.09
6% 6.17 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 5.37
Splatting 5.91
5% 5.52 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 5.44%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 221
Write 86.7
Mixed 96.8
29% 135 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 5.57
40% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 21.7
DQ Write 3.55
DQ Mixed 6.09
6% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 46%
Ricoh SD Disk Device 16GB
3GB free
Firmware: 01
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
2.53% Terrible
Read 1.35
Write 6.7
Mixed 2.21
2% 3.42 MB/s
4K Read 2.08
4K Write 0.28
4K Mixed 0.22
117% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.53%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
14.9% Very poor
MC Read 5.3
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 5.1
14% 5 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 4.1
SC Mixed 0.5
8% 2.67 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical EliteBook 8740w Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 8740w

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $245
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